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tautog · #1 08-06-2011, 06:36 PM

Problem with pickerel fishing a place like Lebanon is that it has fishing pressure and not just from shore. I usually see one boat in there every time I go. A place like Pine Lake, I have never seen a boat, just kids at the spillway. Makes for happier pickerel.

AJFISH13 · #2 08-06-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tautog

Problem with pickerel fishing a place like Lebanon is that it has fishing pressure and not just from shore. I usually see one boat in there every time I go. A place like Pine Lake, I have never seen a boat, just kids at the spillway. Makes for happier pickerel.

I think me and my dad have passed it before. We'll check it out too. The only lake I ever took the boat too looking strictly for pickeral was Oswego lake, nothing bigger than 22-23" in there and a lot of teeny ones like 9-10". Best day was maybe 40 between the 2 of us using minnows and rapalas. Have had some decent days from the shore there too.

tautog · #3 08-06-2011, 07:04 PM

Pine Lake has a lot of weeds in the back and a nice feeder creek. Also an island near the front along with deeper water by the dam. Is an excellent lake to fish after a late winter/early spring warm front. Back of the cove just north of the beach is shallow and dark bottomed and from 1pm until dusk waves of fish will come in there to warm up and eat.

AJFISH13 · #4 08-06-2011, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tautog

Pine Lake has a lot of weeds in the back and a nice feeder creek. Also an island near the front along with deeper water by the dam. Is an excellent lake to fish after a late winter/early spring warm front. Back of the cove just north of the beach is shallow and dark bottomed and from 1pm until dusk waves of fish will come in there to warm up and eat.

Defintely will look into it as a January thru March spot. Thanks for all the info, gonna put it to good use!

jmurr711 · #5 08-08-2011, 01:36 AM

used to hit lebanon and presidential alot on our way back from lbi live killies resulted in tons of pickerel and ginormobig snappers like freaking scary and this was ll from shore right off of 70 but was at least 15 years ago God i'm old

AJFISH13 · #6 08-08-2011, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by jmurr711

used to hit lebanon and presidential alot on our way back from lbi live killies resulted in tons of pickerel and ginormobig snappers like freaking scary and this was ll from shore right off of 70 but was at least 15 years ago God i'm old

Been a LONG TIME since I brought live killies for pickeral fishing. One of these days I'll give it another shot, probaly in the fall when they get more active.